Many young entrepreneurs are eager to jump into a startup career with both feet. But is passion the most important ingredient when starting a business? How much should business owners actually know about MBA basics? How much value is there, really, in failure?
Over the past 20 years, Tim Romero has started four companies in Japan and worked to grow many others as an investor and adviser. His podcast, “Disrupting Japan,” draws thousands of listeners per episode and covers every angle of startups imaginable, from hardware and AI to the intricacies of fundraising and navigating Japanese culture. Here, he shares some of the wisdom he has gained about facing failure and finding success.